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From: "Nigel Redmon" <earlevel at earlevel.com>
>I think it's a good idea to fiddle with filters in a math program and plot the
>output. I plot just about everything before I code.
Thanks for the graphic example Nigel. Yer png graph showed up fine in Winders IE
6.
I should learn a math program. From brief inspection, Octave looks
labor-intensive. SciLab looks more promising.
To minimize the learning/setup curve-- If money were no object, is matlab the
way to go?
Reckon learning a math program is roughly equivalent to learning a new
programming language AND learning a new IDE? Would free programs like scilab
entail more work, having to search out tools or roll yer own?
How much time does it take a dummy to become moderately proficient in matlab?
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I have a long-ago-written audio helper program that reads a command text file
and processes the list of audio files.
The command text file specifies input/output files (and other conditions). I can
repeatedly tweak an algorithm, hit run, and quickly see/hear the results in
CoolEdit. Since the utility program encapsulates the audio in/out, the buffer
processing function is the only thing I have to write.
The utility program has common audio classes. If I want an RBJ filter in the
block processing function, something like--
RBJNotchFilt.FilterMonoBuf(InFloatPtr, InFloatPtr, InputNumBytes);
//filter the buffer in-place
Having added a class for Dave's polyphase halfband, it is easy to one-line test
in the same fashion--
HalfBandFilt.ProcessMonoBuf(InFloatPtr, ResampleDirection, InputNumBytes);
There is a tradeoff between slower development using known tools, against
possibly faster development after spending some unknown time learning a math
program.
JCJR